Troubles along the way

What a plethora of activities we can provide to little ones once they can use headphones! Audio stories, movies on a plane, favorite music playlists, etc. But what do you do if your child refuses to keep them on and continually pulls them off? Today’s post includes a variety of ideas to help train your [...]

I am so excited to share this awesome guest post from my sister Heather! Her family is stationed overseas for the next several years and she has loads of excellent tips to share. This is a two-part post, so be to read the continuation. Hope you enjoy it: Guest Post: Happily Enduring Long Flights [...]

We all know that there are at least two things that seem inevitable on a road trip with kids: Kids will wonder and ask (a lot) how much longer a car ride will be. Arguments will happen between siblings. And of course, as parents, we are left trying to keep the peace, discipline if [...]

Lately our kids seem to be grumpier than usual, and get extremely irritated with each other over any little thing. Not sure if there is a root cause, or just bad habits lately in how they treat each other. After a particularly trying day today with errands and driving, my husband and I had enough [...]

Last week, I reposted my story “She Told Me I Should Throw My Baby Off the Plane“ for Hardship Homemaking. I was very excited to share my story with a new audience and learn about this wonderful blog. Hardship Homemaking dedicates itself towards families who are living overseas and looking for tips, recipes, and travel [...]

Teaching the love of the outdoors is an important thing to pass on to our kids. Most children will start out strong during a family outing, but will fade if they get tired, hot, hungry, or bored. Here are 11 great ways to keep the happy factor up! 1. Find walking sticks. Experiment [...]

Do you have something you consistently do every vacation that adds to your memories? Or would you like to learn more ideas about how to do so? I’m excited to announce my guest post with Power of Moms, “Creating Memories Through Vacation Traditions,“ filled with childhood stories, old pictures, and family travel ideas. I [...]

Boarding a plane early with young kids can be a lifesaver if you really need the extra time to get situated. It is so nice to take a few extra moments without the entire plane waiting for you to move. We have been flying a lot lately, and I have really noticed airlines’ differing stances [...]

I don’t know about you, but it always seems like we are looking for a rest stop and then pass one too late. Or I wish I would have known that a rest stop was at a certain point along our route. Last weekend, we headed down to Sea World and a wedding. Being a [...]

When you are traveling and eating out more often than usual, little ones can be difficult to keep happy while waiting for your food. Heck, they are difficult whether traveling or not! Here is a fantastic post I found on pinterest, “10 Restaurant Waiting Games to Play with Kids”. Some are games you’ve played, some [...]

Flying with a toddler soon? What about that carseat? Do you check it or bring it on the plane? These are some questions every parent asks when flying with a toddler. This topic has come up a couple of times to me recently so I really wanted to explore it further. To clarify further, today [...]

As I have been getting ready for our trip to Kauai and writing this post early, today’s post is all about having optimism. Sometimes, things don’t go according to plan! As parents, it is our job to put on a happy face, remember why we are doing this, and make those happy memories with our [...]

Ready to hear more of those worst experiences while traveling with kids? I have received several stories as a follow up to “She told me I should throw my baby off the plane” post last week. By reading these different experiences, it helps us remember that sometimes during vacation, despite our best efforts, our kids [...]

What has been one of your worst experiences traveling with your young kids? Traveling always comes with unexpected events–car sickness, long layovers, rude people, bags left or lost, hours backed up traffic, earaches. We’ve all been there! Share your story so we can all have a little laugh now, and in the future, remember that [...]

Trouble seems to happen when you least expect it. Having an emergency number to call for help can make the difference when you have little children who can’t wait too long. Some drivers have insurance to help if you have a flat tire, or run out of gas. However, if you are looking for [...]

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Welcome to a site dedicated to parents trying to sanely {and happily} travel with their young kiddos. Come find tips on car and plane traveling to make your family travels easier, and filled with smiles from your sweet kids. Keep coming back for new exciting content :)

I'm Laura--mother to 3, early childhood teacher, and wife of a travel photographer. As a family, we enjoy traveling all over, camping, cooking, and basically anything outdoors. I also have a book in the works filled with ideas for car traveling.

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